Editor's Picks: Best Bets in WNY | November 16 - November 20

By Marti Gorman

As the tail end of a fabulous super moon bathes Buffalo in its silvery glow, the week ahead beckons. Fall weather persists, making it easy to get out and have some fun!

Love beer? What about the glassware it's served in? Let renowned German glassmaker Spiegelau walk you through beer glassware design. You’ll get to try three beer styles at a Science of the Beer Glass Seminar on Wednesday at Kegworks. Or head to Riverfest Park. 6 Minute Building Stories, or 6Mbs, at Tewksbury Lodge will thrill you with building stories told in 18 20-second images. Too cool.

Since Thursday has become the new Friday, there is always too much to do. Start at the Shea's Shopping Soiree. Check out local wares by more than three dozen vendors, including our very own Marti Gorman! Check out her beautiful new books about Buffalo (great gifts!) and enjoy great food, great beverages and great drinks. A truly fun way to kick start your holiday shopping. Then head over to Bottles and Pints Festival at the Adams Mark. Enjoy regional wines, local restaurants, music and contests.

On Friday, we recommend the open cocktail bar and dinner at SABAH's Starlight Night Annual Auction & Gala. You'll help provide education and therapeutic recreation, fitness, and social and communication skills for individuals challenged by physical, cognitive, and/or emotional disability. It's all happening at the Convention Center. 

On Saturday catch prolific composer, percussionist, author, and educator, Dafnis Prieto at the Art of Jazz at the Albright-Knox. Then experience the BIG reveal of the Buffalo Collective, the area's newest gallery at 391 Abbott Road.

Sunday is play day - the very last day to catch at least ome of five plays. Choose from 4000 MilesCrimes of the HeartFinnegan's Farewell, and The 39 Steps (see Review by Ann Marie Cusella here).

Here are this week's best bets:

Nov 16, 2016 Science of the Beer Glass seminar with Spiegelau and Hamburg Brewing Company The KegWorks Store Science of the Beer Glass seminar with Spiegelau and Hamburg Brewing CompanyExperience the difference proper glassware can make! Join us at The KegWorks Store as a specialist… >>
Nov 16, 2016 6Mbs 6 Minute Building Stories, or 6Mbs, is part of a larger Building Stories dialogue. 6Mbs is an informal and fun gathering featuring presentations by esteemed speakers from… >>
Nov 17, 2016 Shea’s Shopping Soiree Shop Like a Star at the 7th Annual Shea’s Shopping SoireePresented in Part by Adams NurseriesThursday, November 17, 20165:30-8:30pmGet your tickets now FOR ONLY $10 by contacting… >>
Nov 17, 2016 Bottles & Bites Festival A showcase of Regional Wines and Wineries, local restaurants, music and contests to enjoy with friends. $20 gets you (1) General Admission ticket $30 gets you (1) VIP Admission… >>
Nov 18, 2016 SABAH's Starlight Night Annual Auction & Gala Buffalo Niagara Convention Center A magical evening which features an open cocktail bar, fabulous dinner, and a spectacular array of silent and unique live auction items, all to benefit SABAH. Formed in 1977… >>
Nov 19, 2016 Dafnis Prieto Sextet - Art of Jazz 2016–2017 Albright-Knox Art Gallery A prolific composer, percussionist, author, and educator, Dafnis Prieto quickly made his mark on the American jazz scene when he arrived in New York in the late 1990s. Since… >>
Nov 19, 2016 Buffalo Collective Grand Opening Come raise a glass to celebrate the BIG reveal of our new studio space at our Grand Opening. We have been working long and hard to get everything just right to offer you… >>
Oct 27, 2016 → Nov 20, 2016 4000 Miles JEWISH REPERTORY THEATRE PRESENTS 4000 MILES, BY AMY HERZOG, OCT. 27 – NOV. 20, 2016 The Jewish Repertory Theatre opens its 2016/17 season with 4000 MILES, the first of three… >>
Nov 4, 2016 → Nov 20, 2016 Crimes of the Heart Lancaster Opera House Under the scorching heat of the Mississippi sun, the three Magrath sisters are back together in their hometown for the first time in a decade. Lenny, the eldest, is the caretaker… >>
Nov 18, 2016 → Nov 20, 2016 Finnegan's Farewell It’s time to say goodbye to Patrick James Finnegan, a mailman who won 2.5 million dollars playing the slots at Atlantic City before he conveniently (for someone) dropped… >>
Nov 4, 2016 → Nov 20, 2016 The 39 Steps Kavinoky Theatre Opening November 4th and playing through November 20th ~ Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have THE 39 STEPS, a fast-paced… >>
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